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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, about drought conditions in California.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with violinist Davyd Booth, who was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic 1973 tour of China.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Middle East Policy, about the leader of Hezbollah's speech on Friday.

UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, says it is running out of supplies in Gaza, where it is sheltering over 600,000 displaced Palestinians.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a former FBI agent on what law enforcement faces with the ongoing manhunt for the man who killed 18 people in Lewiston, ME.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mohsen Sarhan, the CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank, about the situation at the Rafah crossing, where some aid is being allowed into Gaza.

Qatar has stepped in as a mediator, negotiating Hamas' release of four hostages who had been held since the Oct. 7 massacre that claimed 1,400 lives.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Tan Twan Eng about his latest book, The House of Doors, a decade shifting novel delving into tragedy, cultural dissonance and memory loss.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Paul Salem, president of the Middle East Institute in Washington, about tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Islamist political party and militant group Hezbollah.

You know that old saying about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, is living it.

About half of Gaza's population are under 18. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the University of Arizona's Maha Nassar, who focuses on Palestinian people and history, about what this means for the war.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about how the U.S. can support both Israel and Ukraine.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor and leader of the the Palestinian National Initiative, about the humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Troye Sivan about his new album "Something To Give Each Other," which features songs about aspects of queer life that don't always get a mainstream audience.

An Israeli ground invasion into Gaza appears likely. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gregg Carlstorm of The Economist, about his experience covering Israel's ground invasion in 2014.

The attacks in Israel have left so wrought much anguish in the Jewish communities across the globe. Some of those U.S. communities have turned to religious practice to express their grief: fasting.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, about the Biden administration's response to the weekend attacks on Israel.

Dr. Medhat Abbas, Gaza's Health Ministry director general, said his hospital was already short on medical supplies and medications. Now, with military strikes that have killed hundreds, it's worse.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with human rights researcher Azadeh Pourzand about the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.

Celebrated Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa died at age 59 in Damascus. An important figure in contemporary Arabic literature, he was known for his outspoken nature and proclivity to critique power.